"Art Monk should get in before Carter" Art Monk : 224 games, 940 receptions, (6th), 12,721 yards, (12th), 68 touchdowns, (31st). Cris Carter : 234 games, 1101 receptions, (2nd), 13,899 yards, (6th), 130 touchdowns, (2nd). And for Chico Andre Reed : 227 games, 951 receptions, (5th), 13,198 yards, (8th), 87 touchdowns, (10th). Art has two rings of course - Give that whatever value you like. I'd love to see him in the hall, but if Cris is eligible, then he has to go first.
I never remember Andre Reed having that amazing of a forehead.
He could sell advertising on it.
Hall of Fame shouldn't be about raw stats only. Darrell Green is viewed by many, including former opposing receivers, as the "definitive" CB. If I could vote, I wouldn't usually vote for a first year eligible, but I'd make an exception for Green. Chris Carter: Maybe in a couple of years. Regarding Art Monk, He should go in. He had a great impact in the League when he was playing and is the kind of player I'd expect to see when visiting the Hall of Fame. I'd better quit before I start sounding like a Redskins fan.
If it was all about numbers, then Stallworth would've gotten in before Swann. Carter should get in, but Monk should get in first.
I'm not pushing for numbers to be the sole decider between two players about who should go and who shouldn't, (and certainly not a factor on their own, or it'd be welcome to Canton, Vinny Testaverde), but people-in-the-street' seem to forget Cris Carter a lot. He was in the top five for receptions in six seasons in his career - the top five for touchdowns seven times and finished his career as the man statistically closest to the guy widely acknowleged as the greatest receiver of all time and yet he should wait a couple of years? The second leading rusher is Walter Payton. The second leading passer is Dan Marino. But the second leading receiver ever doesn't deserve to go straight in, because... why? I'm interested to see reasons other than "this guy should go first."
I don't have a good reason. I just think Art Monk is a class act and Cris Carter is an asshole. I 'm completely, cheerfully, unapologetically irrational about it.
I 'm completely, cheerfully, unapologetically irrational about it. Reasoning I can totally appreciate.
Any current Hall of Famer would be proud to find himself on the same list as Darryl Green. Great football players, who play for so long with such energy and dominance, come along rarely. Great men, willing to sacrifice to help others live better, also come along rarely. In Darryl Green we have both, a humble, nice guy who happens to be the best cornerback ever. The only thing that would keep him out is bullshit HoF voting customs or unwritten rules about first-timers. The same should go for Art Monk, but I'll acknowledge Redskins fandom and pass on that one.
Darrell Green doesn't need to get inducted this time around, cuz he's so fast, he's already delivered his acceptance speech FROM THE FUTURE. *puts the joint down*
Damn, I've been a fan of Darrell Green most of my life but I've never spelled his name right until this sentence. *picks the joint up*
Both names are misspelled in the OP - perhaps you don't get into Canton until people spell your name correctly without checking. *books Easyjet trip to Amsterdam*
